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  1. Having the ability to change the views to a list view so you can see more at once in the lessons, courses, and songs sections versus just only the big thumbnails.

    25 votes

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  2. The overview page like in the older Mac App is motivating. It shows my progress and the badges encourages me to keep on learning. Please include it in the app as well.

    14 votes

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  3. Ability to choose seeing song lesson progress view on the left versus having to go to top and select drop down menu and scroll down to lesson number - quicker and easier to select if already on the screen. You could make it hide if someone wants it out o the way.

    14 votes

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  4. I really hope the team can work on improving the current Mac App instead of changing to the iPad/iPhone App on Mac.

    Really love the Mac App and wish to carry on using it with improvement on it.

    11 votes

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  5. The new Tempo Dropdown menu works well.
    However, I miss having the tempo I am using visible on the screen.

    When I am learning a new song or difficult lesson I slow the tempo way down and then increase it in increments.

    When doing this it helps to be able to see what tempo I am at without having to go to a dropdown menu.

    11 votes

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  6. In the Course & My Song section:

    1) option to view as list (icons take up a lot of space and force scrolling (time-waster))

    2) ability to sort by name, level, etc.

    3) Folder option to file songs (i.e, Xmas, current, future, etc)

    11 votes

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  7. When selecting a song I am part way through the lessons, I would prefer PGS to show me the next lesson I need to work on, not revert back to the first lesson.
    Similarly, when selecting a song I have already completed all of the lessons and only want to play it, I would prefer to have "Performance" as the default.

    11 votes

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  8. Video lessons are looping- when the video finishes, it restarts at the beginning instead of presenting a confirmation of completing the lesson and providing a way to move on to the next lesson.

    10 votes

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  9. These two features are absolutely essential. Sort by artist name, track title, last played, date added, stars earned, and a search option too. As someone else mentioned, let us view as a smaller list too, not just the giant thumbnails.

    7 votes

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  10. I think the different physical lengths of the bars makes it harder to read the music. I find the statistics provided by the previous version valuable to track one’s progress. It would be better if the zoom control was as before rather than being increments of 10%. Why no dashboard.

    7 votes

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  11. Somehow I feel the view of the Interactive Sheet Music on the older Mac App looks better. The zooming function also better than the New App.

    7 votes

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  12. Pressing the spacebar starts the playhead moving, but it doesn't start the backing track, the play button at the top of the page doesn't turn into a pause button, and the playback is unpredictable. Sometimes the playback starts at the beginning, sometimes it starts at the beginning but then marks notes later in the piece as incorrect, sometimes it starts in the middle of the piece. Additionally, it seems to register as an incorrectly played note- the E♭, 6 spaces above the top of the bass clef staff.

    7 votes

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  13. Please keep the Last Played date for My Songs that the old Mac app had. It helps me know which songs I haven't practiced in a while.

    6 votes

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  14. I have to remember to disable my Mac's screen saver each time I start PGS. If ever I forget, as I often use the piano keyboard to navigate, my screen saver kicks in (usually in the middle of a song).
    I know that other apps (like MainStage) allow me the option to disable my screen saver. I would like to see that option in PGS.

    6 votes

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  15. MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021), chip: Apple M1 Max, running Monterey. When the second note in a tied note is encountered, it is marked in red and scored as an error, even if I correctly hold the note the combined duration of the first and second notes. Thus, the Beta version of the app is, for me, unusable until this problem is fixed. I will be using the old app until this defect is corrected.

    5 votes

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  16. In the old Mac app, the "Full Song Practice" always kept your highest score, but the "Full Song Performance" always kept your LAST score, even it if was lower than your record. That could be frustrating if you were just having a bad day -- your previous high score would be lost. It would be nice to have the "Full Song Performance" score always be your highest score like all the other segments.

    5 votes

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  17. Offline Mode

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
    2.4 Ghz 8-Core
    32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 memory
    MacOS Catalina Version 10.15.6

    In Playground Sessions for the MAC Version 2.5.582 if you do not have internet you can play Bootcamp, Course and Song lessons that are already downloaded in your computer:

    https://pasteboard.co/3tvQPfSTTyjI.png

    In the MAC beta app Version 3.0.0-beta.6 when you try to open the app offline nothing happens.

    Having access to Bootcamp, Course and Song and lessons while offline is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I sometimes travel and bring a keyboard with me and do not have internet access on my laptop. Without the…

    5 votes

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  18. I use a password manager and generate my passwords. It's much easier for me to log in when I can copy/paste my login info (especially my password), and the sign-in form on the app doesn't allow pasting via the ⌘-v keyboard shortcut.

    5 votes

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  19. I realise the sustain pedal don't sustain the note played on the new app. The Mac app does. As a piano player, the sustain pedal helps to sustain the note without pressing on the keys. This is important.

    4 votes

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  20. Don't find printing option for purchased songs?

    4 votes

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